error-handler: force an exit instead of waiting for tasks

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lib/utils/error-handler.js b/lib/utils/error-handler.js
index 8365f39d9..5374d1fee 100644
--- a/lib/utils/error-handler.js
+++ b/lib/utils/error-handler.js
@@ -130,10 +130,12 @@ function exit (code, noLog) {
 
     itWorked = !code
 
-    // just emit a fake exit event.
-    // if we're really exiting, then let it exit on its own, so that
-    // in-process stuff can finish or clean up first.
-    if (!doExit) process.emit('exit', code)
+    // Exit directly -- nothing in the CLI should still be running in the
+    // background at this point, and this makes sure anything left dangling
+    // for whatever reason gets thrown away, instead of leaving the CLI open
+    //
+    // Commands that expect long-running actions should just delay `cb()`
+    process.exit(code)
   }
 }